Life and action : elementary structures of practice and practical thought /

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Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts--concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson's aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson's view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these conc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Michael, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Ethics.
Conduct of life.
Life.
Agent (Philosophy)
Act (Philosophy)
Ethics
Morale.
Morale pratique.
Action (Philosophie)
ethics (philosophy)
ethics (philosophical concept)
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
PHILOSOPHY > Logic.
Conduct of life
Life
Philosophie
Handlung
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: The representation of life
  • Can life be given a real definition?
  • The representation of the living individual
  • The representation of the life-form itself
  • Part II: Naive action theory
  • Types of practical explanation
  • Naive explanation of action
  • Action and time
  • Part III: Practical generality
  • Two tendencies in practical philosophy
  • Practices and dispositions as sources of the goodness of individual actions
  • Practice and disposition as sources of individual action.

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